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Accurate diagnosis of a homozygous G1138A mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene responsible for achondroplasia.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Feb 2006
Satiroglu-Tufan N Lale, Tufan A Cevik, Semerci C Nur, Bagci Huseyin
Abstract excerpt
Achondroplasia is the most common genetic form of dwarfism inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder. Individuals affected with achondroplasia have impaired ability to form bone from cartilage (endochondral bone formation). Homozygous achondroplasia is a neonatal lethal condition. The vast majority of patients with achondroplasia have a G-to-A transition at position 1138 of the fibroblast growth factor receptor...
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